Jami' at-Tirmidhi

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3672

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَاإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِذَا قَامَ مَقَامَكَ لَمْ يُسْمِعِ النَّاسَ مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ فَأْمُرْ عُمَرَ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِحَفْصَةَ قُولِي لَهُ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِذَا قَامَ مَقَامَكَ لَمْ يُسْمِعِ النَّاسَ مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ فَأْمُرْ عُمَرَ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَفَعَلَتْ حَفْصَةُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِنَّكُنَّ لأَنْتُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ حَفْصَةُ لِعَائِشَةَ مَا كُنْتُ لأُصِيبَ مِنْكِ خَيْرًا ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَأَبِي مُوسَى وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَسَالِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَمْعَةَ ‏.‏

Translation

Ishaq ibn Musa al-Ansari narrated to us: Ma‘n narrated to us: Malik ibn Anas narrated to us, from Hisham ibn ‘Urwah, from his father, from ‘A’ishah: The Prophet ﷺ said, ‘Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.’ ‘A’ishah said, ‘Messenger of Allah, when Abu Bakr stands in your place, the people cannot hear him because of his weeping, so tell ‘Umar to lead the people in prayer.’ He said, ‘Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.’ ‘A’ishah said: I told Hafsah, ‘Tell him that when Abu Bakr stands in your place, the people cannot hear him because of his weeping, so tell ‘Umar to lead the people in prayer.’ Hafsah did so, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, ‘You women are indeed like the companions of Yusuf! Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.’ Hafsah said to ‘A’ishah, ‘I never got any good from you.’ Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan sahih hadith. Reports on this topic are also related from ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, Abu Musa, Ibn ‘Abbas, Salim ibn ‘Ubayd, and ‘Abdullah ibn Zam‘ah.